Plan:
The United States federal government should substantially increase its public health assistance to Africa.
Observation One: Reparations
African Public Health problems are a result of ongoing U.S. colonialism. It must accept the moral call to give reparations to recognize and reconcile centuries of apartheid. Africa Action "Reparations" 2007 (http://www.africaaction.org/resources/issues/reparations.php)
Rebuilding Public health is the necessary form of these reparations
Steve Miller; The Washington Times September 11, 2001
The discourse of reparations expands the commitment of the United States to include modern day racism formed by complicity in the face of AIDS and other epidemics.
Salih Booker, executive director of Africa Action. June 19, 2003 (Who owes whom? AIDS and reparations Christian Science Monitor, http://www.africaaction.org/desk/csm0306.htm)
This conitnued colonialsm contributes to immeasurable dehuminization and death.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop Desmond Tutu 5 September 2001
Ecumenical caucus statement at World Conference Against Racism http://www.oikoumene.org/index.php?id=2442
The discourse of Reparations is a key affirmation of our moral obligation to Africa. Africa Action June 22, 2001 Africa News
Status quo US assistance policies restrict African right for basic necessities, which intern denies them the right to pursue happiness in their lives.
Solomon R. Benetar Abdallah S. Dahr, Peter A. Singer 2003 (“Global Health Ethics: The rational for mutual caring.” International Affairs 79,I)
Discourse in policy debates that frames the need to provide assitance to Africa in ethical terms sets a framework for progressive change and deconstruction of colonial structures
Solomon R. Benetar Abdallah S. Dahr, Peter A. Singer 2003 (“Global Health Ethics: The rational for mutual caring.” International Affairs 79,I)
Plan:
The United States federal government should substantially increase its public health assistance to Africa.
Observation One: Reparations
African Public Health problems are a result of ongoing U.S. colonialism. It must accept the moral call to give reparations to recognize and reconcile centuries of apartheid.
Africa Action "Reparations" 2007 (http://www.africaaction.org/resources/issues/reparations.php)
Rebuilding Public health is the necessary form of these reparations
Steve Miller; The Washington Times September 11, 2001
The discourse of reparations expands the commitment of the United States to include modern day racism formed by complicity in the face of AIDS and other epidemics.
Salih Booker, executive director of Africa Action. June 19, 2003 (Who owes whom? AIDS and reparations Christian Science Monitor, http://www.africaaction.org/desk/csm0306.htm)
This conitnued colonialsm contributes to immeasurable dehuminization and death.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Archbishop Desmond Tutu 5 September 2001
Ecumenical caucus statement at World Conference Against Racism http://www.oikoumene.org/index.php?id=2442
Reparations are more than an apoligy- they are key to taking responsbility for current and past colonialism.
Africa Action 8-21-01 http://www.africaaction.org/desk/wcar0108.htm
The discourse of Reparations is a key affirmation of our moral obligation to Africa.
Africa Action June 22, 2001 Africa News
Status quo US assistance policies restrict African right for basic necessities, which intern denies them the right to pursue happiness in their lives.
Solomon R. Benetar Abdallah S. Dahr, Peter A. Singer 2003 (“Global Health Ethics: The rational for mutual caring.” International Affairs 79,I)
Discourse in policy debates that frames the need to provide assitance to Africa in ethical terms sets a framework for progressive change and deconstruction of colonial structures
Solomon R. Benetar Abdallah S. Dahr, Peter A. Singer 2003 (“Global Health Ethics: The rational for mutual caring.” International Affairs 79,I)
A moral justification is necessary for our ability to empathize with the plight of Africans and create change.
Solomon R. Benatar 12-27-2005 (Moral Imagination: The Missing Component in Global Health, http://medicine.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.0020400%20)